A $150,000 Giant Jumbo Bucks lottery ticket was sold at Chevron Food Mart in Duluth earlier this year. The winning ticket was paid Aug. 4, 2016 after being bought at the Gwinnett County retailer.
The lucky ticket was one of at least 95 winning Giant Jumbo Bucks tickets claimed in the metro Atlanta area from July to October, according to data from the Georgia Lottery Corporation. The lottery provided data on prizes exceeding $600.
At least $107.8 million in winnings was claimed during that time from tickets sold at area retailers.
All Georgia Lottery profits go to specific educational programs, including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Programand Georgia's Pre-K program. Check out winning numbers at http://www.ajc.com/lottery/.
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